{"id":209892,"date":"2026-02-10T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alandalusia.org\/?p=209892"},"modified":"2026-02-14T19:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:33:07","slug":"ramadan-2026-a-month-to-stop-and-get-back-to-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/ramadan-2026-a-month-to-stop-and-get-back-to-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramadan 2026: a month to stop and get back to basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-210240 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SL-010521-39530-89-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"560\">With the arrival of a new month of Ramadan, <strong data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"330\">the Islamic University of Spain Al-Andalusia<\/strong> welcomes a particularly significant time for the Muslim community. A month that invites <strong data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"453\">reflection<\/strong>to the <strong data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"484\">spiritual self-care<\/strong> and to renew our relationship with Allah from awareness and sincerity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"930\">Ramadan is not only a change in our schedules or in our diet. It is, above all, an opportunity to <strong data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"701\">review the course<\/strong>It is a month to stop in the midst of the daily rhythm and ask ourselves how we live our faith, our relationships and our time. It is a month that reminds us that true growth does not always lie in doing more, but in <strong data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"929\">do better<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"1273\">From the University, we would like to encourage our students and the community to face this Ramadan with <strong data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1063\">realism and consistency<\/strong>We are not about accumulating goals that are difficult to maintain, but about choosing the right ones. It is not a question of accumulating objectives that are difficult to maintain, but rather of choosing <strong data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1211\">achievable goals<\/strong> that can become lasting habits beyond the month.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1336\"><strong data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1335\">Some simple tips to make the most of this time<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1794\">\n<li data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1414\">\n<p data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1414\"><strong data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1362\">Taking care of the intention<\/strong> and start the month with clear and achievable goals.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1523\">\n<p data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1523\"><strong data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1461\">Set aside a daily time for the Qur'an<\/strong>and protect it as an essential space.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1653\">\n<p data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1653\"><strong data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1579\">Paying attention to our daily decisions<\/strong>to what we hear, see and say, cultivating a greater awareness.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1794\">\n<p data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1794\"><strong data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1680\">Character work<\/strong>We need to be patient and empathetic, understanding that fasting is also reflected in the way we treat others.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1988\">Ramadan is a month that trains us to live with <strong data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"1900\">more presence, more responsibility and more consistency<\/strong>. A time in which the path to personal and spiritual improvement is made easier for us.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2228\">From the Islamic University of Spain Al-Andalusia, <strong data-start=\"2044\" data-end=\"2146\">We wish the entire community a Ramadan full of clarity, sincere effort and inner growth.<\/strong>. May this month be a source of good that accompanies us well beyond its days.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2253\"><strong data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2250\">Ramadan mubarak.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Con la llegada de un nuevo mes de Ramad\u00e1n, la Universidad Isl\u00e1mica de Espa\u00f1a Al-Andalusia da la bienvenida a un tiempo especialmente significativo para la comunidad musulmana. Un mes que invita a la reflexi\u00f3n, al autocuidado espiritual y a renovar nuestra relaci\u00f3n con Allah desde la conciencia y la sinceridad. Ramad\u00e1n no es \u00fanicamente un cambio en nuestros horarios o en nuestra alimentaci\u00f3n. Es, ante todo, una oportunidad para revisar el rumbo, detenernos en medio del ritmo diario y preguntarnos c\u00f3mo vivimos nuestra fe, nuestras relaciones y nuestro tiempo. Es un mes que nos recuerda que el verdadero crecimiento no siempre <a href=\"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/ramadan-2026-a-month-to-stop-and-get-back-to-basics\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":210240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,6,48],"tags":[277,270],"class_list":["post-209892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articulos","category-instituto","category-noticias","tag-educacion-islamica","tag-universidad-al-andalusia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209892"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210242,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209892\/revisions\/210242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alandalusia.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}